Weapon tag archive

Battle Rifle Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 5 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Battle Rifle, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

5 weapon systems

M14, 7.62 mm battle rifle, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsM147.62 mm battle rifleSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPIS-aligned militantsBuilt: Springfield Armory / Winchester / Harrington & Richardson / Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge / United StatesThe M14 is a U.S.-origin 7.62x51 mm NATO battle rifle developed from the M1 Garand lineage and later retained in many forces as a marksman rifle. In the Battle of Marawi archive, direct recovery reporting places M14 rifles among ISIS-Maute firearms found in contested urban positions.

MPT-76 rifle, 7.62 mm battle rifle, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsMPT-76 rifle7.62 mm battle rifleSide: TurkeyBuilt: MKE / Sarsilmaz / Kalekalip / TurkeyThe MPT-76 is a Turkish 7.62x51 mm NATO battle rifle developed for the Turkish Armed Forces and security services as a domestic infantry weapon. Cataloged use is tied to Turkish forces in Operation Olive Branch in Syria and Operation Claw against PKK positions in northern Iraq, while manufacturer and defense-industry sources document the rifle's 600 m effective range, 20-round magazine, rail-equipped modular layout, and same-family KNT-76 marksman variant.

AK-308 rifle, 7.62x51 mm battle rifle, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsAK-308 rifle7.62x51 mm battle rifleSide: Armed gangsBuilt: Kalashnikov Concern / RussiaThe AK-308 rifle is Kalashnikov Concern's 7.62x51 mm NATO-pattern battle rifle, built on the AK-12 / AK-15 design line and documented by UN reporting among the firearms used by gangs in Haiti.

Beretta BM59 rifle, Battle rifle, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsBeretta BM59 rifleBattle rifleSide: Armed gangsBuilt: Beretta / ItalyThe Beretta BM59 is an Italian selective-fire battle rifle developed from the M1 Garand and chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO. In Haiti's current gang conflict, open-source reporting has mentioned BM59 Beretta rifles among the firearms gangs use, but not enough to assign a narrower combat role from direct evidence.

M1 Garand, Semi-automatic battle rifle, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsM1 GarandSemi-automatic battle rifleSide: IS-aligned militantsNew People's ArmyBuilt: Springfield Armory / Winchester Repeating Arms / International Harvester / Harrington & Richardson / United StatesThe M1 Garand is a U.S.-origin .30-06 semi-automatic service rifle designed by John C. Garand and mass-produced for World War II and Korean War service. Modern catalog relevance comes from documented legacy circulation: captured examples appeared with IS-aligned militants in Marawi, while Philippine reporting later tied Garand rifles to New People's Army holdings in the ongoing communist insurgency.